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This is the last time I get to say this but…
ON WITH THE STORY! sniffs
Amy was standing in the crowd, looking up to Jack who as standing, hands bound, at the gallows.
"Jack Sparrow," the man reading the speech began, Amy could almost hear Jack muttering "Captain! Captain Jack Sparrow,"
She was wearing a simple blue dress that Elizabeth had loaned her. Amy was quite taken with it.
She was spinning around in it when Will walked up to her.
"What are you doing?" he asked her.
"Look! It makes a swishy sound," she replied, happily spinning round again to show him. He put a hand on her shoulder to stop her.
Amy took this chance to look at him.
"What are you wearing?" she giggled.
He glared at her.
"That's a great hat. Can I borrow it?" Amy asked.
"Not now, Amy,"
Amy and Will turned to the parrot, which had landed on the flag pole thing that Mullroy was holding. Will pushed back through the crowd towards Elizabeth. Amy decided not to follow him. She didn't want to spoil his "opportune moment" by saying something silly.
A drum roll started to play and Amy's heart started to thump. Will pushed past her, his sword raised.
"Move!" he yelled. People were screaming as he pushed past.
The executioner reached for the handle.
Amy squeezed her eyes shut. She heard the trapdoor open and a loud THUNK.
She forced herself to open her eyes. She saw Jack standing on Will's sword which was stuck in the flap of the open trapdoor, the noose still around his neck. Will had run up to the platform and was battling with the executioner.
Amy, feeling she ought to do something, ran up there to. The executioner disarmed Will with his axe. Amy quickly picked up Will's sword and cut the rope, releasing Jack. Will pulled Amy down as the executioner swung at them with his axe. Amy scrambled to her feet, handing Will back his sword.
Together, she and Will pushed the executioner over the edge. He went flying through the air and landed on Norrington.
Amy did a little dance in triumph.
Will did a somersault off the gallows.
Amy struggled underneath the fence and ended up falling off it. She saw Jack and Will running off and hitting people with the rope.
"Hey! You're going without me, you mean boys!" She screeched.
"Well, keep up, then!" Jack called back to her.
She ran after them, trying to catch up.
"Wait for me! IT'S HARD TO RUN IN THIS DRESS!" she roared, running up the stone steps as Jack and Will did a forward roll on the ground.
She caught up to them as they turned round a stone pillar. There, they were surrounded.
Amy swore under her breath. Jack blew Will's feather out of his face. Amy giggled, took off his hat and plonked it onto her head. Will didn't seem to care.
"I thought we might have to endure some manner of ill-conceived escape attempt," said Norrington, "But not from either of you," he pointed to Amy and Will with his sword.
Amy hid behind Jack.
"On our return to Port Royal, I granted you clemency," Said Governor Swann, "And this is how you thank me? By throwing in your lot with him? He's a pirate!"
"And a good man," Will replied, dropping his sword.
Jack pointed to himself, proudly.
"Hey, I'm a pirate too!" Amy said, indignantly.
"If all I have achieved here is that the hangman will earn two pairs of boots-"
"Three!"
"-Three pairs of boots instead of one, so be it. At least my conscience will be clear."
"You forget your place, Turner," Norrington said.
"It's right here. Between you and Jack,"
Elizabeth walked over and stood next to him.
"As is mine," she said.
"Am I just invisible to you people?" Amy said loudly. Jack raised his eyebrows and patted her on the head.
The Governor ordered the soldiers to lower their weapons.
"So this is where your heart truly lies, then?" Norrington asked.
Elizabeth nodded, "It is,"
Norrington looked so forlorn and hurt, that Amy felt bad for him. But then she remembered how he had thrown her in jail at the beginning of the movie and her sympathy vanished rather quickly.
"Well," said Jack, "I'm actually feeling rather good about all this." He walked over the Governor Swann, breathing in his face, he said "I think we've all arrived at a very special place, eh? Spiritually…ecumenically…grammatically,"
Amy giggled as Swann grimaced.
Jack proceeded to Norrington.
"I want you to know that I was rooting for you, mate. Know that,"
He walked over to Elizabeth and Will.
"Elizabeth, it would never have worked between us, darling. I'm sorry,"
Amy giggled even harder.
Jack walked a short distance away.
"Will," he paused and looked at Amy, "Nice hat,"
He walked up the steps and Amy followed, determined not to be left behind.
"Amy," Will called to her.
She stopped and turned around.
"Can I have my hat back, please?"
She grinned, "Nope!"
"Hey, it's mine!"
"Pirate,"
"Friends!" Jack called, "This is the day that you will always remember as the day…"
Jack suddenly tripped over the short wall, tried to grab Amy to steady him but ended up falling off the edge, taking Amy with him.
They landed with a SPLASH in the water.
"Thanks a lot, Jack!" Amy grumbled, spitting out sea water.
Jack grinned at her and dunked her head under the water. When she came up to the surface again, Jack was already swimming off in the direction of the Black Pearl, which had come into view.
Amy was about to follow when a figure appeared in front of her. It was Rose, standing on the water.
"That's some party trick," Amy said.
"I know," Rose replied, "I have to take you home now,"
"What? NO! I'm having too much fun here!"
"Come on!"
"No!" Amy folded her arms and promptly sank under the water. Rose rolled her eyes and reached down and grabbed Amy's arm.
Amy suddenly found herself in her own living room. She was wearing her regular clothes. No pirates. No Caribbean.
Amy stomped her foot in frustration. Rose had gone.
The room was eerily quiet. She felt a slight throbbing on the back of her head. She fingered the bump she had there.
Did that really happen? Or was she knocked silly by the fall?
She heard the front door open and her older brother rushed in. Amy reeled back at the smell of cigarette smoke coming off him.
"If mum asks, I was here the whole time looking after you," He said to her.
"Sure, Edd," Amy rolled her eyes and ruffled his dyed-black hair.
"Don't touch the hair," He warned, grabbing her wrist.
"You reek, by the way,"
"Shut up,"
He stomped upstairs to his room. Amy sat down on the carpet, not quite sure what to do.
A while later, her parents arrived back.
"Did you find something to do while we were out, sweetie?" Her mum asked her.
Amy raised her eyebrows, "um…yeah,"
Her dad picked up the Pirates of the Caribbean DVD, which was still on the floor.
"How many times was this used?" he asked.
Amy paused, "None, actually…"
"Well, that's quite something, isn't it?" he said.
Amy grinned and turned away. Even if it wasn't real, it was still pretty fun…
FIN
I'm going to miss you all so much! If you haven't reviewed yet, this is your last chance! I shall reply to all reviews.
I hope you all enjoyed it. I loved writing it.
Take care.
Love always,
Kissus XXX
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